Antimicrobial activity of Solanum tomentosum

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 369-372

  Aliero, A A ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Antimicrobial; Solanaceae; Solanum tomentosum

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLANUM TOMENTOSUM EXCTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; DILUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM NOTATUM; SOLANUM; SOLANUM TOMENTOSUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; POSIBACTERIA; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33645730249     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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